Letter from David Thurston, Litchfield Corner, M[ain]e, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Nov[ember] 20

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Title:
Letter from David Thurston, Litchfield Corner, M[ain]e, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Nov[ember] 20
Description:
David Thurston writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him "for the invitation to the thirtieth anniversary of our [American Anti-Slavery] Society at Philadelphia." Thurston recalls his old anti-slavery sermons and credits Garrison with "enlightening me on the horrid cruelty & abominable wickedness of holding & using men as articles of property." He sees the Civil War as punishment "for our atrocious wickedness" in proclaiming liberty as a national principle and yet maintaining slavery, and tells Garrison that he would like to attend the anniversary to "recount some of the conflicts, trials, dicouragements & hopes" of the antislavery movement.
Author:
Thurston, David, 1779-1865
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 20, 1863
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
American Anti-Slavery Society
Thurston, David, 1779-1865
American Anti-Slavery Society Anniversary (1863 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Litchfield Corner, M[ain]e
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper with an embossed logo of a crest in the head- spine corner of each page. Above the salutation the number "133" is written in pencil and on verso, along the spine edge, "David Thurston, Litchfield Corner, Maine. Nov. 20, 1863." is also written in pencil, vertically. In the center of the last page, "Thurston" is again written in pencil, vertically. Throughout the letter, annotations have been made in both black ink and pencil.
Identifier:
5090646
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.74
Barcode:
39999085425492